| [I.] | The Legends of the Northmen (985–1008) |
| | [1.] | How the Northmen discovered North America |
| | [2.] | The Voyage of Leif the Lucky |
| | [3.] | Leif finds Vines, and goes back to Greenland |
| | [4.] | Thorvald, Leif’s Brother, goes to Vinland |
| | [5.] | Karlsefni’s Adventures |
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| [II.] | Columbus and his Companions (1492–1503) |
| | [1.] | The First Letter from Columbus |
| | [2.] | The Second Voyage of Columbus |
| | [3.] | Columbus reaches the Mainland |
| | [4.] | Columbus at the Mouth of the Orinoco |
| | [5.] | Columbus thinks himself near the Earthly Paradise |
| | [6.] | Daring Deed of Diego Mendez |
| | [7.] | How Diego Mendez got Food for Columbus |
| | [8.] | How Diego Mendez saved Columbus |
| | [9.] | Appeal of Columbus in his Old Age |
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| [III.] | Cabot and Verrazzano (1497–1524) |
| | [1.] | First News of John and Sebastian Cabot |
| | [2.] | Sebastian Cabot’s Voyage |
| | [3.] | Verrazzano’s Letter to the King |
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| [IV.] | The Strange Voyage of Cabeza de Vaca (1528–1533) |
| | [1.] | The Strange Voyage |
| | [2.] | Cabeza de Vaca saved by Indians |
| | [3.] | Cabeza de Vaca’s Captivity |
| | [4.] | The Indians of the Gulf of Mexico |
| | [5.] | Cabeza de Vaca’s Escape |
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| [V.] | The French in Canada (1534–1536) |
| | [1.] | Cartier’s Visit to Bay of Chaleur |
| | [2.] | Cartier sets up a Cross |
| | [3.] | Cartier ascends the St. Lawrence |
| | [4.] | How the Indians tried to frighten Cartier |
| | [5.] | How Cartier reached Hochelaga, now Montreal |
| | [6.] | The Festivities at Hochelaga |
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| [VI.] | Adventures of De Soto (1538–1542) |
| | [1.] | How De Soto set sail |
| | [2.] | De Soto attacks the Indians, and finds a Fellow Countryman |
| | [3.] | The Story of John Ortiz |
| | [4.] | De Soto discovers the Mississippi |
| | [5.] | De Soto’s Vain Attempts to reach the Sea |
| | [6.] | Death and Burial of De Soto |
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| [VII.] | The French in Florida (1562–1565) |
| | [1.] | Jean Ribaut in Florida |
| | [2.] | Alone in the New World |
| | [3.] | Laudonnière’s Search for the Colonists |
| | [4.] | Capture of Fort Caroline by the Spaniards |
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| [VIII.] | Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1583) |
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| [IX.] | The Lost Colonies of Virginia (1584–1590) |
| | [1.] | The First Voyage to Virginia |
| | [2.] | Visit to an Indian Princess |
| | [3.] | Adventures of the First Virginia Colony |
| | [4.] | The Second English Colony in Virginia |
| | [5.] | Search for the Lost Colony |
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| [X.] | Unsuccessful New England Settlements (1602–1607) |
| | [1.] | Gosnold’s Fort at Cuttyhunk |
| | [2.] | Captain Waymouth explores the Penobscot |
| | [3.] | The Popham Colony on the Kennebec |
| | [4.] | Captain Gilbert’s Adventure with Indians |
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| [XI.] | Captain John Smith (1606–1631) |
| | [1.] | The Virginia Colony |
| | [2.] | The Colonists |
| | [3.] | Captain Smith’s Capture by Indians |
| | [4.] | Captain Smith and Pocahontas |
| | [5.] | King Powhatan |
| | [6.] | A Virginia Princess |
| | [7.] | An Indian Dance in Virginia |
| | [8.] | Indian Children |
| | [9.] | “The Planter’s Pleasure and Profit” |
| | [10.] | The Glories of Fishing |
| | [11.] | Visit of Pocahontas to London |
| | [12.] | First Buildings of the Virginia Colonists |
| | [13.] | Captain Smith’s Recollections |
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| [XII.] | Champlain on the War-Path (1609) |
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| [XIII.] | Henry Hudson and the New Netherlands (1609–1626) |
| | [1.] | Discovery of the Hudson River |
| | [2.] | Indian Traditions of Hudson’s Arrival |
| | [3.] | Hudson’s Last Voyage, and how he was set adrift in the Ice |
| | [4.] | Dutch Settlement of the New Netherlands |
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| [XIV.] | The Pilgrims at Plymouth (1620–1621) |
| | [1.] | Sailing of the Pilgrims |
| | [2.] | Miles Standish at Cape Cod |
| | [3.] | The First Encounter |
| | [4.] | The Landing on Plymouth Rock |
| | [5.] | Plymouth Village founded |
| | [6.] | “Welcome, Englishmen!” |
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| [XV.] | The Massachusetts Bay Colony (1629–1631) |
| | [1.] | Voyage of the Massachusetts Colonists |
| | [2.] | The Puritans in Salem Harbor |
| | [3.] | The Four Elements in New England |
| | [4.] | A Sea-Adventure of the Puritans |
| | [5.] | Governor Winthrop’s Night out of Doors |
| | [6.] | The Privations of the Puritans |